Baby Shower Checklist
Hope that this baby shower checklist for hostess will be a great help to you. Here's everything you need to make your upcoming baby shower as fun and memorable as possible. Good luck and have a great time!
- 6-8 weeks before shower
- 4-6 weeks before shower
- 3 weeks from the baby shower
- 1 week before the shower
- 1 day before the party
- The day of the party before guests arrive
- As the guests begin to arrive
6-8 weeks before shower
- Set a date for the baby shower
- Make guest list
- Choose location for hosting the shower
- Choose a theme
- Decide what type of a menu you want to serve
- Choose the type of invitations you're going to send out
- Decide what games and activities to include
- Enlist help
4-6 weeks before shower
- Send Invitations (be sure to include RSVPs deadline and directions)
- Order food
- Order cake
3 weeks from the baby shower
- Buy baby shower decorations and party favors
- Plan games
- Buy favors
- Buy a guestbook for the guests to sign
- Make sure that your menu is finalized
1 week before the shower
- Wrap gifts
- Take a final count of the accepted guests
- Phone those guests that haven't yet responded
- Confirm food and cake
- Confirm guest list
- Prepare and clean your home (if the location of the shower)
1 day before the party
- Start putting up the decorations
- Prepare the party favors; make sure that you have enough
- Make sure all the games and activities are organized
- If the cake was ordered pick it up or have it delivered
- Set up the chairs and tables; add more decorations
- Make sure you have enough ice and beverages
The day of the party before guests arrive
- Do any last-minute decorating
- Blow up balloons
- Prepare the punch and other beverages
- Set up the food and cake
- Have a guestbook ready at the door for guests to sign
- Have a side table ready for the gifts
As the guests begin to arrive
- Greet each guest at the door and let them know where the refreshments are
- Introduce guests to one another
- Have a comfortable chair, pillow and footstool ready for the Mother-to-be
- Introduce the activities as they begin, explain the rules for games, announce when the meal or gift opening begins.
